CRANBERRY 



1887 



1891 



NcwKllKland.... 307,503 280,000 350,000 375,000 480,000 



NowJorsoy 103,788 225,000 200,000 200,000 2,50,000 



ThL.Wcst 140,872 100.000 70.000 225,000 30,000 



Totals 812,023 585,000 020,000 800,000 700,000 



1892 1893 1894 1895 1890 



NowEnnland.... 375,000 575.000 185,000 420,000 000,000 



Now Jersey 100,000 325,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 



TheWest 83,000 100,000 25,000 10,000 30,000 



Totals 000,000 1,000,000 410,000 050,000 830,000 



1897 1898 1899 



NcwBnelnnd.... 400,000 425,000 425,000 



New Jersey 250.000 300.000 175.000 



TheWest 50.000 75.000 85.000 



Totals 700,000 800.000 885.000 



Average prices for Cranberries of good quality now 

 ranKo from $l,."iO to $6 per barrel. The following table 

 (by Killer) (,'ivcs ii summary of "opening" and "closing" 

 prices per bushel for 18 Cranberry seasons: 



YEAR OCTOBEB MAY 



1877 $2 00 ©$2 50 $4 00 ® »( 50 



1878 2 00 IS) 2 25 2 25 rd) 2 50 



1879 1 75 la 2 00 5 00 ® 00 



1880 1 50 ® 2 00 50 ® 1 00 



1881 1 50 IS 2 00 2 00 ® 3 00 



1882 2 75® 3 00 2 00 ® 3 60 



1883 2 75 IB) 3 00 5 25 i® 5 50 



1884 2 75 ® 3 00 2 50 13 2 75 



1885 1 50 ® 1 70 50® 75 



1880 125® 150 3 7.-1® 4 00 



1887 175® 2 00 2 7.-. *i> 3 00 



1S88 135® 2 00 7.-. .1, 100 



1889 '150® 2 00 4 (III '/i .S 00 



1890 2 00® 2 25 3 01) w 3 .'.O 



1891 1 !)0 ® ? 00 1 25 ® 1 00 



1892 125® 1.50 2 00® 3 00 



1893 125® 1.50 2 00® 3 00 



1894 2 00® 2 !J0 .50® 75 



The Low-bush Oranbnrrv, <-r \\'.,innri-v I V. r,7,„- 

 /(f,TO), is much used in XnV;, s,.' , :,.l .M . i ;.,,• ,,„1 

 is fjiithori'd and shipiM-d in l:ii . . , i . I n; 



but 



sidii.ililr. \'\.v . \ainple, between July 24 and Dec. 31, 

 IK',17. III. i.illMwini,' imports were received (as compiled 

 by Killer I : 

 From Novii Scotiu 31,748 qts. lii. i|ll,284 



Suoiion jiiid Norway 19,905 qtM. lic 1,014 



Newfonndlimd 7,2.50 qls. 



I qts. 



180 



Demuurlt 804 qts, ® 



01,273 qts. $2,784 



or 1.915 bu. 



Tlio Cranberry is suhiect to the attacks of various 



insects, for most of wliir-li the lie^t rem.'.lv i« floiiilinir. 



although the fruit-w.ohi i- i.i-..ImI,I\ 1,^ i .i.ir..vi(l i,y 



spraying with arseiiii. lii :. i;' nil,. 



Kor information on nil ir:..'',. ,:i,. i.mI;. im^ 



of the New Jersey l^pc i siiiii^n •.<!• w,, i,r^i 



'I'he best literature on the Cranberry is comprised in 

 tlie I'ri.i-eedings of the American Cranberry Growers' 



"I U-;inbcrrics.' L. H. li. 



W isioNSiN Grower. — Cranberries are 



11 the states of Miissaehusetts, New Jer- 



also good, but, when used uluiie, must liavu a. new coat 

 of it spread over the ground every few years, as it be- 

 comes exhausted and tlje vines become woody and cease 



CRANBERRY 



to l)ear. The ideal soil seems to be a foundation of 

 ])eat, with from 2 to 4 inches of sand spread over it. 

 It is very desirable that the surface should be level, so 

 that it can all be kept equally moist. The leveling is 

 usually done by "scalping,"!, e., taking off the sod and 

 carrying it away. Tliis also removes the moss and 

 other foul vet;' f'ti ■'!, -in I nv- - t},. vli,, ;, .liance 

 to take full y ■ ■..■■' : ;. ,' i ■ i,.,,,^, js 



considered ti i ; i,<\ by 



flooding in winii I ■ pring ; 



but it takes t^^ i n. ;. , .i, , l.,I U !■, l.,l .- ullu'ieutly 



to alio" ^lil. I ■, !i. i'liiwing is soiuutimes resorted 



to will 1 I iM, or the sods turned upside down 



by sone ,'■,.: , I 



Tlie Ii. I 111 III, Ciiinberry raising are those which 

 afford a perfei-t water Miiii'l', rii.n I Ml,, a reser- 

 voir of water on the uiip. . I ' I,. I if it 



is on the north or nortli^ , , , i , as it 



will then be more sure 1,1., I,, I,., I, i,,.i,, i,, i m. I, eau 

 be enipti..! ,,i, t., tie marsli at sliort n..li.-. ; :.i,,i lliere 

 must III ,, ', ■ , .' ,'r:iiiiag<s to curry it a«ii\ ii.'Oi tin- 

 marsl. ,, . ., .I.^ired. A level pier. .,| mai-h 



whii-li 1, 1 ,l\ growingon it looks II I \ i. ui|,i 



ing I" II ,1 1. 1. lit, if it has not a noml water 



8upiil\ ,1 l.avo it in the natural .state and 



take 11 I, L'low in favorable .seasons, than 



rats from doing very 1 1 ,;,,,,! , i , , , i s not 



so apt to be washed oni i, i i ,, , i , i.uilt in 



a perpendicular wall. 'Ii,, .i.,|, i , i n \,, sand 



to build dams or for spn,., I ill h. n. ,i h i i,. haul 



it on sleighs in the winter. A iilaHnrni is Iniill on rock- 

 ers, so that the load may be dumped at one side of the 

 sleigh ; and two loads in a place on a good peat dam 

 will make a heavy reservoir dam. The pit from which 

 sand is taken sli.,iil,l I,. m.II |,r.,i, ,■!, ,1 «iili snow or 

 sawdust to pre\. I ■ ' i - i i 11 i 'ne ,.1 tin- best 

 ways of makiiiL i, , , i , i i ,. , iln, .■ juists 



lengthwise of tl , , -ii, i. I,., I,, l..,M,,in i',f the 



ditch, anil a |,l,,i...,i '1 ,,i I,, I, ,,i,,i ii,., wliole 



SCttleil .l.,>x I, :, nil, ,, I 'i . , :l,, ,! .1 , 1^ built 



riglil ..tl-' 1 1 • '•' ■■III,,' h I.I.I, and 



then III, I, I ■ ;■ ■ II :■■ ■■ , ■ ■ ■: ■ I, ,■■ r.iil.^il up 



good plan to have an imtsiile iliti-h, wliieli will carry sur- 

 plus water around the marsh instead of across it, in wet 

 seasons. 



/•raiiftnjr.-Tliere are several nietboils of jilanting 



vines. One wa>- 1 i,, ,,ii ili, \ m. - i.n.i ih. n em tl.. m n|,. 

 roots and all, in |, ■ , , :i, I, i,,^i !,. in- 

 ingthemdown il , ',,,1 ■. ,, |,',,, , |,,i 1,1.,,, il,, l,.,,,,,r 



end into the (,'!■,, ,■ ,1 ,, ,,i :, -i .,,|, - ii.,||„ .1 iii,.,,,, 



paddle; or it JN , i,y a pii,-,, ,,1 iM.n last- 



enonod to the 1,, ,, ,, 'riiis nnilii.il leaves 



the plants in an II, li| n, .ind lliey <lo not fjn.w so 



rapidly as win n , ;i.i , ilie f.'roiinil olilii|iii-lv or 



laidontopof the^i, lii.il.a, ili.ir lirst growth i.s to make 

 runners. Sometimes the vines are cut in a hay cutter, 

 sown by hand like wheat, and then rolled. A good 

 method of planting in the west is to take vines without 

 cutting and drop two or tliree in a iilai-c and step on 



them; if put a foot apart, tl.. , ,ill ,,.1 eerthe ground, 



and will bear a good i- 1 . . 1 The greatest 



care must be taken, wliii. , , that they do not 



dry out. for if they .1,. II , . i , ^ 



itch 



the ilii. I, , Il ,, :■ :,, _ ,, :i i^h the 



mar.sli ill c ,1 ji.,: I,. .|aiu ,.., , I,,,., i,,,;i Uu 1 . I',, pfmnote 

 the growth of vines, it is only desired to bold the ditches 

 about half full, so that the ground may be moist, but if 

 water is kept up onto vines ot this time they will be 



